Anthropospheric losses of platinum group elements

This forms a chapter in a book 'Element recovery and

Sustainability, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The platinum group

elements are among the rarest elements in the Earth’s crust yet each plays an

important role in modern society. Despite their technological importance, little has

been published on how much is lost during their extraction, processing, use and

recycling. This chapter provides estimates of global losses of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru and Ir

at each life cycle stage for the year 2010. The results indicate that losses are

greatest at the first and last life cycle stages, namely at comminution and

concentration and at the end‐of‐life. On a relative basis, losses as a

percentage of primary demand across the metals range from approximately 25–40%

on the supply‐side and from 30–45% on the manufacturing, use and

disposal‐side. There are, however, notable differences across both life cycle

stages and metals. End‐of‐life losses of Pd are notably higher than those

of Pt, owing to its greater use in electronics for which little

end‐of‐life recycling occurs. In contrast, the greater use of Pt is in

closed‐loop industrial applications, jewellery and investment in which minimal

losses occur. More effort is needed to reduce these losses, especially as greater

quantities of these precious metals exit fromuse over the next decade.

Website:

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/chapter/bk9781849736169-00185/978-1-84973-616-9#!divabstract

Date (Creation): 2013-07-29

Date (Publication): 2013-07-29

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